Writing
Contests:

Information Provided by Dean Sowle's Office

New listings added for the current week, if any,
are indicated in italics. Print copies of the rules and regulations
governing the writing contests listed here are available from Theda Mickey in Suite
320.
*Congratulations
to Laura Homan (class of 2013) for being selected as a Fall 2012 winnter of the National Law Review Law Student Writing Contest.
*Congratulations
to Anne Marfisi (class of 2013) for winning first place in the 2011 SmithAmundsen
Excellence in Legal Writing Award.
*Congratulations
to Mariah Shaver (class of 2012) for winning second place in the American Judges Association's 2012 Law Student Essay Competition.

Sponsor/Title:John Marshall Law School Center for Tax Law and Employee Benefits/Paul Faherty Tax Law Writing Competition.Topic: Any aspect of tax law.Prizes: First place, $3,000; two honorable mentions, $1,000 each.Deadline: March 31, 2013.

Sponsor/Title:ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Annual Law Student Writing Competition.Topic: Any part of the New Deal, a series of economic programs implemented in 1933-1936, passed by Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Prizes: First place, $1,500 and possible publication in the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Law Jounral; second place, $500 and honorable mention in the Section magazine; third place, honorable mention in the Section magazine.Deadline: April 1, 2013.

Sponsor/Title:ABA Criminal Justice Section/William W. Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition.Topic: Social media: Implications for criminal law, practice, and procedure.Prizes: First place, $2,000.Deadline: April 10, 2013.Web site: Click here.Sponsor/Title:Environmental Law Institute/Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition.Topic: Any topic addressing recent developments or trends in U.S. environmental law that have a significant constitutional or "federalism" component.Prizes: First place, $2,000 and offer of publication in the Environmental Law Reporter.Deadline: April 12, 2013.Web site: Click here.

Sponsor/Title:ABA Section of Family Law/Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest.Topic: Any aspect of family law.Prizes: See web site.Deadline: Request for entry number by April 12, 2013; submission deadline April 26, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title:Notre Dame Law School/Smith-Doherty Legal Ethics Writing Competition.Topic: Any issue within the general category of legal ethics.Prizes: First place, $2,500.Deadline: April 26, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title: Suprme Court of Oklahoma and Sovereignty Symposium, Inc./Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition.Topic: Any area of the law relating to Native Americans or other indigineous peoples.Prizes: First place, $750; second place, $500; third place, $250.Deadline: May 1, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title: National Association of Women Laywers/Selma Moidel Smith Law Student Writing Competition.Topic: An issue concerning women's rights or the status of women in the law.Prizes: First place, $500 and publication of essay.Deadline: May 1, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title: The College of Labor and Employment Laywers & the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law/Law Student Writing Competition.Topic: Any aspect of public or private sector labor and/or employment law relevant to the American labor and employment bar.Prizes: The following prizes may be awarded: First place, $1,500 and publication of article; second place, $1,000; third place, $500.Deadline: May 15, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title: The International Association of Defense Counsel Legal Writing Contest.Topic: A topic in the fields of tort law, insurance law, civil procedure, evidence, or other areas of practical concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense of civil litigation.Prizes: First place, $2,000; second place, $1,000; third place, $500.Deadline: May 17, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title: American College of Employee Benefits Counsel/Law Student Writing Contest.Topic: Any topic in the field of employee benefits law.Prizes: First place, $1,500 (two awards).Deadline: June 1, 2013.Web site:Click here.Sponsor/Title:American Planning Association/Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition.Topic: A question of significance in either city planning or associated areas of law (e.g., land use, local government or environmental law).Prizes: First place, $2,500; second place, $500; third place, $250.Deadline: June 7, 2013.Sponsor/Title:The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship, Inc. & The American College of Tax Counsel/Tannenwald Writing Competition.Topic: Any federal or state tax-related topic.Prizes: First place, $5,000; second place, $2,500; third place, $1,500.Deadline: July 1, 2013.Web site:Click here.